The government has closed the Help to Grow: Digital scheme, which provided SMEs with discounts on management, accountancy and ecommerce software

Financial watchdogs need to focus on tightening up regulation of the cryptocurrency industry in early 2023, says PwC

Internal auditors should embrace data analytics to help improve risk assurance and strategy as businesses continue to face economic uncertainty, according to a report by Chartered IIA 

UK crypto fraud totalled £226m in 2021-22, with almost half a billion pounds being lost to scams over the past three years, according to data from Action Fraud

HMRC is going to overhaul its data protection and record keeping activities over the next three years

Three quarters of small to medium sized accountancy firms are virtually invisible on search engines, either only appearing in the top 10 results or not at all

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) found that companies were not taking digital security and strategy seriously, providing limited details to investors 

The pandemic has forced quick digital transformation and adoption of new technology across the sector to ensure business continuity. John Edwards, CEO of the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA) examines the impact on accountants

EY is to invest $1bn (£820,000) in its global audit business by integrating various audit related technologies into a single platform to improve data analysis and the user experience

More than half (53%) of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) say they have been the victim of a financial scam, a 10% rise in just six months

Only one in 10 accountants are confident they can ensure their business grows its value over the next five years, reveals IRIS Software Group

KPMG plans to double the size of its specialist digital development team, with recruitment drive to hire 3,500 developers in the next three years